At least once a year I challenge myself by doing a painting a day for one month. This exercise is great for loosening up and getting to the easel. Life gets busy and there isn't always time to paint. Challenging oneself to do a painting everyday for a month will help to tone your creative muscles.
These daily challenges get your hands, eyes and brain in sync. If you're feeling stuck or sense that your work is not progressing, this exercise can help. The paintings are done from life and it helps to choose things to paint that you might find difficult. Many of the paintings are done in 15 minutes which is another great painting exercise that I love to do. Personally I find things like self portraits and ellipses challenging, so I'll do a good number of those. I frequently use this time to try new things like different paints, mediums and substrates. I urge every painter to try this exercise.
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